. Athletic principles and activities . the field from March until November. The field is openevery day, including Saturday, and all summer, and the tennis courts arealways in use by alumuie and students. Every student in the school, unless excused by a physician, is tested inrunning, jumping and ball throwing. In the fall term of 1921 the eventswere a 50-yard dash, running broad jump, base ball target throw. In thespring term of 1922 the events were 50-yard dash, overhead basket ball farthroAv, standing hop-step-and-jump. Endurance tests in the gymnasium are!<nee raising and rope climbing.


. Athletic principles and activities . the field from March until November. The field is openevery day, including Saturday, and all summer, and the tennis courts arealways in use by alumuie and students. Every student in the school, unless excused by a physician, is tested inrunning, jumping and ball throwing. In the fall term of 1921 the eventswere a 50-yard dash, running broad jump, base ball target throw. In thespring term of 1922 the events were 50-yard dash, overhead basket ball farthroAv, standing hop-step-and-jump. Endurance tests in the gymnasium are!<nee raising and rope climbing. The intraschool competition consists of senior vs. alumnae captain ball;senior section, junior section competition captain ball; senior vs. juniorcaptain ball. The sophomore sections compete in volley ball. At the closeDf the spring terms work in the gymnasium all senior and junior sectionsQold an annual gymnastic contest. The students elect their own representa-fives and judges are teachers from other schools. In September an annual. « ^ ^ cj r* w> « « ^ ^ 5 :•.5 I ►Jfc.« = ->• r r .^ o > 1 CO S^-H^ asssi« .-• —_ ^•gi:^-- M ?c Si; a; i_ bt •• o H X :_• o _ l,-« J.« 2 S -W^l^F SPALDINGS ATHLETIC 93 tenuis tom-iiaiiiont is bold, open to the whole school, aud a base ball scheduleis run off. Field hockey is also on the schedule. The only interschool competition is the trade and field meet. The athleticassociation awards in the senior-junior gymnastic contest are a silver cupto the winner of the contest, a silver medal for second place, and a bronzemedal for third place. The athletic association awards letter for: Winner of tennis tournament,members of winning team defeating alumnre, members of senior vs. juniorcaptain I)all, members of the group winning senior vs. jvinior gymnastic con-test, all members of the interschool track team, members of winning volleyl)all team, members of winning base


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